January Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 (edited) I'm suspecting it's an arrangement of an already existing piece, but I don't know which one. In every review it seems they name a different piece it's supposed to be based on. Would like it Matt actually came up with this one himself, though. It's the Benedictus from Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qevcHGxxVg Edited June 6, 2015 by Cally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillyracer Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 You guys made it to the end? Tried a few times and I just can't, it's awful. I can get to the end of 'I think I lost my headache' from QOTSA, this is nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalvaBlanco Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 (edited) It's the Benedictus from Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli. Indeed it is, thank you! Slightly disappointing, but it's certainly a more interesting choice for a cover than Feeling Good... heh. Edited June 6, 2015 by MalvaBlanco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priad-Luabe Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 i think it bizarrely works, but should be shorter, and part of The Globalist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturefan Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I received the album this morning. I haven't read all the previous comments yet so, if anyone has already mentioned the name 'Palestrina,' my apologies. I have a degree in music. We had to learn to write in the styles of various composers. I was fine with Bach, Mozart, Debussy etc but I could never, EVER write a piece in the style of Palestrina. There were so many damn rules; I don't know how anyone could write anything that beautiful when there were so many rules, yet here is Matt Bellamy with NO degree writing a piece in the style of Palestrina and it sounds amazing! Forget the words; if he had really stuck to Palestrina's model, they would have been in Latin and very few people would have cared because the music is so wonderful. That's what happens when you don't read the sleeve notes. As recorded sound hadn't been invented when Palestrina was alive, it's not a cover. As the sleeve notes state, it's an arrangement of a piece by Palestrina. And there I was thinking Matt had written a pastiche! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafer Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I think the shift at 0:57 is beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajce Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I can get to the end of 'I think I lost my headache' from QOTSA, this is nothing. It is quite challenging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerd herd Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Kind of expected this to be a bit shite but it's so good. I like when they do layered vocals so this is on another level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartianSpaghettiRider Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Trivia Moment. Do you know the conceptual idea behind this track could be an idea derived from an old version of New Born? In fact, it seems the guys wanted the intro melody at the piano to be singed by Matt's interposed voices. Unfortunately, they dropped it, because at the time they ended up thinking it might have been too abstract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattestro Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I can get to the end of 'I think I lost my headache' from QOTSA, this is nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Trivia Moment. Do you know the conceptual idea behind this track could be an idea derived from an old version of New Born? In fact, it seems the guys wanted the intro melody at the piano to be singed by Matt's interposed voices. Unfortunately, they dropped it, because at the time they ended up thinking it might have been too abstract. That's pretty much what's at the end of New Born though, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartianSpaghettiRider Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 That's pretty much what's at the end of New Born though, isn't it? Yes, but it's just a brief bit compared to what it could've been. They have never, absolutely never made a total acapella track, and I'm extremely amazed, honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Trivia Moment. Do you know the conceptual idea behind this track could be an idea derived from an old version of New Born? In fact, it seems the guys wanted the intro melody at the piano to be singed by Matt's interposed voices. Unfortunately, they dropped it, because at the time they ended up thinking it might have been too abstract. So not really trivia moment, more like speculation moment. The piano intro is better than what I think an acapella harmony could have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartianSpaghettiRider Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 So not really trivia moment, more like speculation moment. The piano intro is better than what I think an acapella harmony could have been. 1. I've read on Musewiki, and I've reported just what I've read. 2. I don't know where you read I've said it could've been better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I don't know where you read I've said you've said it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafer Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 This discussion is getting too abstract. Maybe you guys should just play pianos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-FutureStar- Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 This discussion is getting too abstract. Maybe you guys should just play pianos. That's coz Fabri is back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Little Animal Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Very little wrong with this... A well-executed experiment. But..... like Piano Thing, it's Matt successfully showing off, it's b-side material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohemian-Cygnus-Running-Out Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Pigeon Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 All I here is "killed by drones" over and over again. I just can't get past the lyrics I do appreciate the effort and balls it took to make a track like this but I'll never enjoy it. A shame really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibros Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 This discussion is getting too abstract. Maybe you guys should just play pianos. brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Little Animal Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 All I here is "killed by drones" over and over again. I just can't get past the lyrics I do appreciate the effort and balls it took to make a track like this but I'll never enjoy it. A shame really The lyrics are not bothering me at all, for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopix Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 This is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Erased 01 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 wow. This is the last track that I needed to listen to. I like it a lot. Could have done with a few strings in accompaniment but not as bad as I feared it would be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borodaddy Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Woke up this morning with this stuck in my head, and it's still there now. Not sure how this is possible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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